Patents by Inventor James Pastena

James Pastena has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20100042178
    Abstract: Methods and devices for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma and anaphylaxis wherein the treatment includes providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve and/or the lungs of a patient suffering from bronchial constriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: ElectroCore, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Errico, James Pastena, Steven Mendez, Hecheng Hu, Arthur Ross
  • Publication number: 20070106337
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus proved for: simultaneously monitoring at least one of nerve and muscle electrical activity on respective sides of a target plexus of a patient; identifying desired electrical activity of at least one of nerves and muscles on both sides of the target plexus based on the monitored activity; and modulating the electrical activity of the at least one of nerves and muscles on both sides of the target plexus to achieve a therapeutic result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: ElectroCore, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Errico, James Pastena, Steven Mendez, Hecheng Hu, Arthur Ross
  • Publication number: 20070106339
    Abstract: Methods and devices for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma and anaphylaxis wherein the treatment includes providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve and/or the lungs of a patient suffering from bronchial constriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: ElectroCore, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Errico, James Pastena, Steven Mendez, Hecheng Hu, Arthur Ross
  • Publication number: 20060030896
    Abstract: A pulsed electromagnetic field method of treating degenerative disc disease, wherein, in one embodiment, a patient in need of treatment for degenerative disc disease is administered a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) having repetitive pulse bursts approximately 5 ms in duration, with a pulse burst repetition rate of approximately 15 Hz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Bruce Simon, Jean Gan, James Pastena